English Libretto or Translation:

LEONORAListen!The serene night was silentand, lovely in the calm sky,the moon happily revealedits silvery and full face!When, resounding in the airwhich till then had been so quiet,sweet and sad were heardthe sounds of a lute,and a troubadoursang some melancholy verses.Verses, beseeching and humble,like a man praying to God:and in them was repeated a name,my name!I ran eagerly to the balcony...There he was; it was he!I felt a joy that only the angelsare allowed to feel!To my heart, my ecstatic eyes,the earth seemed like heaven!To my heart, etc.